Charles Kirby wrote:
>
> Aha, yes, and speaking of dependencies, are table-to-table dependencies
> spelled out anywhere (I couldn't find this in the on-line manual)?
> If, for instance, you deleted a line from a table like "contacts", could
> this leave any orphan data?
>
Yes, it could. Since mysql does not suport foreign keys
and triggers, it is your responsiblity as a programmer
to ensure that your deletes preserve database integrity
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